Allison Ritter, public information officer for the North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, did not disappoint during her presentation at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Regina, Saskatchewan. READ MORESHARE

Oil and gas development in the Bakken formation is making Ron Ness, president of the North Dakota Petroleum Council, a busy man. Ness provided an update on the state of oil and gas development in North Dakota's Bakken formation. READ MORESHARE

The southeastern North Dakota community of Oakes is famous for its annual Irrigation Days celebration. An irrigation and dewatering firm supplying the Bakken oil and gas play with an innovative new product is working to change that. READ MORESHARE

Joe Pendland Jr. and his team at Quality Mat Co. may live and work in Texas, but for the next week the crew is staying in Regina, Saskatchewan, displaying an oak-based wood mat system used on well sites in the Bakken.READ MORESHARE

A Houston-based association has compiled a list of recommendations from oil producers and trucking firms for roadway safety and driving practices intended for trucks operating in shale oil and gas developments including the Bakken. READ MORESHARE